Caster attachment.



wi l b m we a J. E. MGGOMBS.

GASTER ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.29,1912.

Patented. July 22, 1913.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. MCCOMBS, 0F LYNCHBURG, TEXAS.

CASTER ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1913.

Application filed March 29, 1912. Serial No. 687,140.

' of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to caster attach ments and the object of theinvention is to provide a simple and efficient device of this characterwhich may be conveniently attached to any form of caster and is of sucha nature that it will prevent insects from passing up the posts of thebed or other furniture.

Further objects of this invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveview device shown applied to a caster. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalView taken therethrough. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the deviceremoved from the caster.

. In the specific embodiment of the invention, as illustrated herein,the device consists of a hollow body 1 preferably bellshaped which maybe stamped up out of any suitable material or cast in the form shown.The body 1 is provided with an aperture 2 adapted to receive the casterpintle 3 and the lower edges are inwardly and upwardly turned into wellforming flanges 4 which produce a well 5. The flanges 4 are horizontallydisposed with respect to the body 1, said flanges thence terminatingupwardly to provide vertically disposed flanges 4:, the last namedflanges terminating adjacent to and in spaced relation to the upperinterior surface of the said body portion 1 to form a wick receivingpassage 5'. The terminals of the flanges 4' are beveled as indicated at5 in a direcof the tion toward the horizontal flanges 4:. Into this wellare projected the jaws of a circular disk-like wick 6 which is alsoapertured to permit the passage of the pintle 3, as shown at 7, theterminals of the wick 6 extending through the wick receiving pas sage 5'in a direction toward and in engagement with the horizontal flange 4.Preferably, the washer 8 is connected to the body. The well ispreferably filled with oil of some character, which will be repulsive toinsects of all characters. It will be noticed that the washer holds thewick in place when the device is separated from the caster so that thesame can not become displaced from the well.

What is claimed is A caster attachment comprising a bellshaped bodyhaving inwardly horizontally turned flanges and an upwardly verticallydisposed flange, to produce a well, said vertically disposed flangehaving its peripheral edge beveled in a direction toward the horizontalflange and disposed adjacent to and in spaced relation with the interiorsurface of the body, a wick arranged to fit the inside of the body andengaged with the interior surface thereof and having its terminalspassing over the beveled edges of the vertical flange and extendingdownwardly in a direction toward and in engagement with the horizontalflange, said body and wick being apertured, and means threaded into theaperture from the inner side of the body for holding the wick in lace,said means being apertured to permit the passage of the caster.

In testimony whereof I .aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. MeCOMBS. Witnesses:

A. F. SUNDERMEYER, T. J. PETERMANN.

